View timer job status (SharePoint Server 2010)

A timer job runs a specific Windows service for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The timer job contains a definition of the service to run and specifies how frequently the service is started. The Windows SharePoint Services Timer v4 service (SPTimerV4) runs timer jobs. Many features inSharePoint Server 2010 rely on timer jobs to run services according to a schedule. You can view the status of timer jobs that have been run by using the Central Administration Web site or Windows PowerShell.

We recommend that you use Windows PowerShell when performing command-line administrative tasks. The Stsadm command-line tool has been deprecated, but is included to support compatibility with previous product versions.